Bulgaria: Will we pay 300% more for a kilo of native apples and cherries?

Published 2023년 3월 27일

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Southwestern Bulgaria is experiencing extreme weather conditions and high irrigation costs, leading to a tripled price for apples and cherries this year. The region is also facing a decline in fruit production due to frost damage, with many farmers abandoning the industry and leaving their lands un cultivated. The situation is further complicated by the import of fruit from European countries, making it difficult for local producers to compete. The coming months are critical for the region as any increase in average daily temperatures could potentially save the fruit crops.

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Producers and experts in Southwestern Bulgaria expect more expensive fruits this year. Due to expensive irrigation and bad weather conditions, mainly the frost on the fruit trees, we are expected to pay 300% more for a kilo of apples and cherries. After the transformation of many vegetables into a luxury commodity, it seems that the same fate awaits fruits. In Kyustendilsko, more and more families of producers are giving up the industry and more and more acres of land are lying fallow. The first home-grown fruits that come to the market are strawberries and cherries - at the end of May, the beginning of June, the first cherries come out in Kyustendil, explained the deputy chairman of the Institute of Agriculture Assoc. Dimitar Sotirov. "In December and January, the climatic conditions were suitable for fruit crops, there was no frost, then there was a period of slight cooling. In Kyustendilsko we are hopeful that this year the flowering will return and we expect a good ...

Source: Dnes